Configuration of dishwasher to improve energy efficiency of water heating
Abstract
A washing machine includes a sealed tub for accepting articles to be washed. A liquid circulation circuit sprays a pressurized liquid (e.g. water, detergent, solvent) around the articles to clean them. The liquid circulation circuit is in thermal contact with a hot side of a thermoelectric device. A heat sink is in thermal contact with both a cold side of the thermoelectric device and a heat sink charging circuit. A liquid is successively directed one or more times through the liquid circulation circuit with the thermoelectric device powered on, and then directed one or more times through the heat sink charging circuit with the thermoelectric device powered off. Finally, the liquid is discharged from the tub after having its temperature lowered by heat exchange to the heat sink.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1436691
- Patent Number(s):
- 9949611
- Application Number:
- 15/420,431
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A47 - FURNITURE A47L - DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2017 Jan 31
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Citation Formats
Gluesenkamp, Kyle R. Configuration of dishwasher to improve energy efficiency of water heating. United States: N. p., 2018.
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Gluesenkamp, Kyle R. Configuration of dishwasher to improve energy efficiency of water heating. United States.
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title = {Configuration of dishwasher to improve energy efficiency of water heating},
author = {Gluesenkamp, Kyle R.},
abstractNote = {A washing machine includes a sealed tub for accepting articles to be washed. A liquid circulation circuit sprays a pressurized liquid (e.g. water, detergent, solvent) around the articles to clean them. The liquid circulation circuit is in thermal contact with a hot side of a thermoelectric device. A heat sink is in thermal contact with both a cold side of the thermoelectric device and a heat sink charging circuit. A liquid is successively directed one or more times through the liquid circulation circuit with the thermoelectric device powered on, and then directed one or more times through the heat sink charging circuit with the thermoelectric device powered off. Finally, the liquid is discharged from the tub after having its temperature lowered by heat exchange to the heat sink.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
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Works referenced in this record:
Batch dishwasher with waste water heat recovery
patent, May 2012
- Gaus, Bruno; Kupetz, Joachim; Lehmann, Denis
- US Patent Document 8,176,926